'Music at the Mansion' Monthly Concert Series to Continue 6/22 at Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center

NiCori Studios and Productions in association with the Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center announces a new installment of the monthly concert series, "Music at the Mansion", on Sunday, June 22, at 3pm. Performers include Eric Yves Garcia, 4th Wall Theatre and Carole J. Bufford. The featured performer in the "Young Musician Moment" will be Samy Cordero.

Eric Yves Garcia is a pianist and singer who has had a busy year. He was honored to be the recipient of the Margaret Whiting Award and perform at the Gala Opening Night of the 24th Annual New York Cabaret Convention held in the Rose Theater of Jazz at Lincoln Center this past October. Winner of the 2014 Bistro Award for Outstanding Singer/Instrumentalist. Nominated for the 2014 MAC Awards for New York Debut-Male and Restaurant/Hotel Lounge Instrumentalist. He was a featured artist in The Mabel Mercer Foundation's 45th Anniversary Celebration "REMEMBERING MABEL AND BOBBY" at The Town Hall, of which Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote "The evening's brightest new discovery, Eric Yves Garcia, is a handsome young singer and pianist with genuine star quality."

Eric's solo show, "ONE NIGHT STANDARDS", received rave reviews in the NY Times and Wall Street Journal at The Laurie Beechman Theater. He headlined a special Valentine's Day show at the Café Carlyle, and performed a short residency with his trio at the Carlyle Hotel's Bemelmans Bar during Sundays this past Winter, and will be returning for several dates this Summer. He was invited to perform "ONE NIGHT STANDARDS" at the prestigious Brownville Concert Series in Nebraska during April. In May he was part of a select group of performers asked to participate in Symphony Space's "WALL TO WALL CABARET", where he was included in their "CABARET NOW" section and heralded as one of a few "up-and-coming cabaret superstars who are re-defining cabaret with their unique blend of traditional song stylings and modern performance art, expanding the repertoire into the world of pop, folk, and a new contemporary take on the classic American Songbook". He just returned from Paris, playing a five night engagement at the new nightspot Club Rayé. In June he'll be participating in "IT MIGHT AS WELL BE SPRING", a tribute show to the late Margaret Whiting being held in the Weill Recital Space at Carnegie Hall.

In NYC, you may have seen him at Cafe Carlyle and Bemelman's, 54 Below, Chez Josephine, Firebird, Feinstein's at the Regency, The Iridium, Monkey Bar, The National Arts Club, The Oak Room at the Algonquin Hotel, The Players Club, The Rum House, Urban Stages, York Theatre Company, and numerous others. He is a graduate of Fordham University at Lincoln Center's theatre department.

4th Wall Theatre is the theatre company in residence at the Westminster Arts Center on the campus of Bloomfield College, in Bloomfield, NJ. 4th Wall's roots are in Essex County. It was started by eight friends, who all worked as performers or artistic staff members at the Montclair Operetta Club in Montclair, NJ. 4th Wall's mission focuses on presenting diverse, seldom-performed, lesser known, or original works, which celebrate a wide spectrum of visions and voices in theatre. Proud of its commitment to cutting-edge theatre, the group has presented such works as A New Brain,Violet, Assassins, Nine, and A Man of No Importance, to name just a few.

Carole J. Bufford is one of the most sought-after young performers in the New York cabaret and jazz scene. Her recent sold-out & extended shows, Speak Easy(featuring the Grammy Award-winning Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks), Shades of Blue and Body & Soul earned her rave reviews across the board, including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. She was recently featured alongside Michael Feinstein in his Jazz at Lincoln Center's American Songbook Series.

Carole is the recipient of a Nightlife, Bistro and BroadwayWorld Award for Outstanding Vocalist. She has traveled all over the US (The Colony's Royal Room - Palm Beach; Venetian Room - Dallas; Cabaret 313 - Detroit; Broadway By The Bay - San Mateo; Upright Cabaret - L.A.) and recently made her London Debut (Crazy Coqs) to great critical acclaim. Carole recently starred in Scott Siegel's "11 O'Clock Numbers at 11 O'Clock" at Feinstein's at The Loew's Regency. The weekly show enjoyed an eight month run, one of the longest in Feinstein's history.

"Music at the Mansion" is a 2013 MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs) award nominated series showcasing talented performers from NYC and NJ. The series is hosted by NYC Cabaret singer and Bloomfield resident Corinna Sowers-Adler and will feature Deborah Martin on piano. This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and administered by the Essex County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs. Series hostess, Corinna Sowers-Adler, has been nominated as "Best Host of a Variety Show" and "Best Female Vocalist" for the 2012 Broadway World Cabaret Awards. Sowers-Adler was a featured soloist at the 24th Annual New York Cabaret Convention held in the Rose Theater of Jazz at Lincoln Center this past October. She recently made her solo debut at BROADWAY's Supper Club - 54 BELOW. Corinna has also toured and performed her solo cabaret shows Stories, By Request, Songs From the Heart and Let Me Sing and I'm Happy at venues in New York City, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Florida.

Tickets for "Music at the Mansion" are $10 per person and are available at the door. Seating begins at 2:30pm. Light refreshments will be served. Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center is located at 240 Belleville Avenue, Bloomfield, NJ. For more information, please contact info (at) corinnasings.com or call Oakeside at 973-429-0960. Making beautiful music in a beautiful place with beautiful people...

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